Garment-stretcher.



No. 670,244. Patented Mar. l9,.l90|.

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GARMENT STRETCHER.

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GARMENT-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670.244, dated March19, 1901.

Application filed December 21, 1900. Serial No. 40,670. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, EMIL OPPENHAUSER, a subject of the King of Roumania,residing at Craiova, in the Kingdom of Rou mania, have invented acertain new and useful Improved Apparatus for Stretching Garments, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention consists of a device for drying cleaned or dyedclothes in a stretched condition, corresponding as nearly as possible tothe form of the body, and thus obviating the necessity of ironing thesame.

In order to render the present specification easily intelligible,reference is bad to the accompanyingdrawings,in which similarletters ofreference denote similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure l is a front, Fig. 2 a side, and Fig. 3 a rear elevation of oneform of garmentstretcher embodying the invention. Fig. 4 is a plan ofthe same. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are details hereinafter referred to.

The stand consists of the uprights c and b and the base-plate a, theshoulder-pieces d, the arm-stretchers g, the breast-block e, and thelaterally-disposed stretchers f f, which take the form of the waist andhips. All these parts are provided with adjustable members, so that thegarment after it has been placed on the same may be readily stretchedand held in a stretched position until it is properly dried.

In order to adjust the position of the shoulder part-s (Z, a threadedspindlet' is employed, which engages a nut 2", to which are hingedlevers t one of each of which is pivoted to the outer end of eachshoulder-block. Obviously when the spindlet' is turned the outer ends ofthe said shoulder-blocks will be raised or lowered, whereby the same maybe made to properly fill out and stretch the garment hanging thereon.The breast-block e is mounted on a horizontal spindle 7c, fitted in theupright 0, and the said block may thus be adjusted to and from the backI) by turning the said spindle la. The arm-stretchers consist of the twostretcher-bars 6, connected up by means of pivoted levers g to nuts 9adapted to be operated by turning the screwthreaded spindle mon whichthe said nuts are threaded, and thus to push the said bars g apart ordraw them together, as may be required. At the bottom of the stand, onthe base-plate a, an expansible rim h is provided, havingoutwardly-turned pins, Fig. 4, said rim being of several parts connectedup by means of pins and slots 71 and advantageously in the form of atriangle with rounded corners. The expansion may be effected by means ofscrewthreaded spindles or set-screws h arranged at each corner. Thearm-stretchers are advantageously ball-jointed to the upper part of thestand, so that they may be moved in any required direction.

In use the garment is first placed on the stand, with the arm-stretchersone in each sleeve. The front of the garment is held together by meansof spring-clamps s, as illustrated in Fig. 6, and which may be hung inposition by means of chains or rings engaging thehorizontally-projectingpins of the upright 0, against which the saidgarment is stretched. The lower edge of the garment is then attached tothe pins of the rim h and the latter adjusted to stretch the sameoutwardly and also to exercise a pull on the garment, the said rim beingvertically adjustable on the stand. The sleeve-stretchers are thenexpanded by means of the spindles n and the shoulder-blocks and thebreast-block adjusted so as to evenly stretch the garment.

I claim as my invention- 1. A stand for stretching garments while theyare drying, consisting of a pair of adjustable shoulder-blocks anadjustable breastblock, side parts adjustable to and from each other,adjustable sleeve-stretchers hinged at either side and uprights tosupport the said parts in the manner and for the purpose substan tiallyas described.

2. A stand for stretching garments while they are drying consisting of abase-plate having front and rear uprights thereon, a pair of adjustableshoulder-blocks on said rear upright, a horizontally-adjustablebreast-block mounted on the front upright, sleeve-stretchers having eachtwo adjustable members and hinged to the side of the stand at theshoulders, side parts having the form of the body and adjustable to andfrom each other and In witness whereof I have hereunto set my anexpansible rim at the lower part of the hand in presence of twoWitnesses.

stand having ontwzu-dly-extending pins to exercise a pull on the garmentand simulta- EMIL OPPENHAUSER neously expand the lower rim of the samein Witnesses: the manner and for the purpose substantially M. LEBEL, asdescribed. ADOLF GASTER.

